Columns

Dolphins and other delights!   After a few days of semi gloomy skies, sunshine returned to Lagunatown. The sun actually made an appearance at Monday’s sunrise....

By Lisa Bartlett Undergrounding of utility power lines has been a hot topic — no pun intended — for quite some time and is frequently...

The Importance of Horseradish Did you get one of those fancy cars with the bow on top for Christmas? Or some of that kiss-worthy jewelry?...

Foggy with a Chance of Tomatoes By Carly Sciacca The tomato, object of horticultural obsession, intrigue, debate and less frequently bliss, is the topic of my...

By Denny Freidenrich Sir Paul is back in the news. It's not because he will be playing SoFi Stadium in May; rather, he has just written a letter to...

A Walk Through Soka I’ve been exploring a lot of the Laguna Coast Wilderness, part of my scheduled therapy to combat the daily Dadaist play...

Moving Forward on Solar Installations By Tom Osborne We are all in debt to Tim Hayes of the Environmental Sustainability Committee for urging city hall to...

Happiness is Found in the Ordinary By Melissa Harris  Many years ago, I was the victim of a violent crime. In the moments that I was...

  Editor’s Note: This week’s digest entries mark the final installment of submissions by writers in film director and local resident Christine Fugate’s writing workshop....

A Citadel Has Fallen   On Nov. 8, Hillary Clinton became the fifth presidential candidate to win the popular vote, yet lose the election because of...

Husbands Not Listening In my untiring search for meaning, I dropped in on a women’s Bible study group a while back. Being unusually gracious women,...

Lighten Up by Lighting Up Our little town is bifurcating along two ideological lines: those who make their living off visitors, and those who don’t....

By Ramin Pejan and contributors In his guest column last week, Chris Reed, a retired chemistry professor penned a passionate endorsement of Roundup. Dr. Reed...

The Perils of Pierre, Neglected Poodle I am Pierre. I live in Laguna with my person, Brion. My fondest wish is for Brion to be the...

Juiceless, But a Deluge of Other Delights It’s Christmas in Laguna, another reminder that we are as blessed as any humans on earth! I hope...